CONACADO was born in 1985 thanks to a successful alliance between small and medium cocoa producers and with the support of the Department of Cocoa of the Ministry of Agriculture and the German Cooperation Agency GTZ.

Its objective is to improve the income and quality of life of cocoa producers and their families; this is achieved by supporting the sustainable management of their farms, improving the quality of their products, the efficient marketing of their harvests, the strengthening of their organisations and the integral development of the communities in which they live.

It works with the aim of achieving a technically developed cocoa sector, with high quality products, recognised and positioned internationally, produced by men and women who have achieved an adequate standard of living.

The objective would be achieved by educating producers and improving collection and processing infrastructure to ensure their positioning in the most demanding international markets.